<p>My basement dwelling 18 yo Kenmore washer and dryer are on their last legs and I’m looking for replacements.
On a related note, a few years ago my H and his buddies, none of them particularly handy, made a project of finishing the basement; this was long after our current w/d were installed.<br>
Segue to H measuring the basement stairs last week and discovering they are too narrow for any washer/dryer to fit down; in fact the existing w/d will have to be dismantled to get them out of the house. I’ll pause here to mention that I deserve kudos for resisting the urge to remind H that I’d been telling him for years that the stairs were too narrow…
Anyway, after looking at all options, we determined that the least expensive solution will be to put a new w/d in the mudroom but this will only work if we stack them.
This is my long winded way of asking if anyone has had experience with stacking full size w/d? We will have to get front loaders and I’ve been eyeing the Whirlpool Duet. Any thoughts or experiences with stacking would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I do not have experience but my new Electrolux front loaders came with stacking instructions.</p>
<p>Mominva,I didn’t realize Electrolux made washing machines, how do you like them?</p>
<p>In the last house, we had Asko and Bosch stacking washer/dryers, which were not quite full size but were certainly adequate. The new house came with a stacking front-loading Maytag set which also does a nice job and is a bit larger–a king-size (but fairly thin) quilt fits, for example.</p>
<p>Sarha,
I love them!!
We looked at many front loaders when redoing the laundry area.
We ended up with 2 options due to our configuration (needing the washer on the right and the dryer on the left). The Electrolux (and the brand I don’t recall at the moment) have reversible doors.
I was surprised that there is not a water level control. The machine senses the weight of the load and controls the water level based on that.
The fastest I can finish a load is 36 minutes (18 wash and 18 dry) depending on the options you select.
We got ours at ‘Best Buy’.</p>
<p>Oh, dmd’s post reminded me: I looked at the Asko (we love our Asko DW) it might have been the other brand; but it was a smaller capacity for a larger price.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies; I’m going to go out and check Electrolux,Asko and Bosch.
We’ve been so lucky with our long-lived w/d that I was unaware of the wide world of laundry options out there 
Mominva, I really like the idea of the washer adding water based on weight. I’m never really sure and usually err on the side of adding too much water.</p>